Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play This Empty Place on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
Learn This Empty Place in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – G – Gm – G
This Empty Place sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviGVIGmviGVI- GmG · Bb · D
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Yo-yo bounce
A long high root, a dip down, and back up like a yo-yo. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gospel-clap chords
Skips beat 1, then soulful chords that bounce off the “ands”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about This Empty Place
What chords are in This Empty Place?
The loop is Gm – G – Gm – G (vi – VI – vi – VI) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is This Empty Place in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Empty Place?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Empty Place easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.